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Wednesday 14 October 2026
Tsang Yow's semiconductor revenue share reaches 12%
Automotive drivetrain manufacturer Tsang Yow reported consolidated revenue of NT$86.36 million (US$2.69 million) in September 2026, down 2.3% month-over-month and 1.24% year-over-year...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Cerebras CEO reveals the capacity shortfall behind OpenAI's turn to Nvidia GPUs
Cerebras Systems' shortage of data centre capacity was a key reason OpenAI turned to Nvidia GPUs to expand services for its next-generation models, co-founder and CEO Andrew Feldman...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Ubiqconn satellite revenue jumps 175% as 3Q26 operations recover
Ubiqconn Technology reported September 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$142 million (US$4.4 million), up 32.4% month-on-month and 6.7% year-on-year. Third-quarter revenue rose 9.6%...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
JCET redirects Korean factories towards AI to counter weak smartphone growth
JCET is directing most of its increased capital spending towards advanced packaging, modules and testing while reorganising its two South Korean factories to meet AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
AI accelerator growth shifts toward value as custom ASICs move upmarket
The AI accelerator market is set to reach US$1.4 trillion by 2030, up 150% from Bloomberg Intelligence's January 2026 estimate of US$560 billion, as higher prices—not just shipment...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Applied Materials CEO says AI race hinges on technology and capacity
The contest for leadership in AI computing is being fought on two fronts—technology and manufacturing capacity—and chipmakers must advance chips, memory, advanced packaging...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
KYEC signs advanced payment deal with Nvidia for US testing expansion
Taiwanese semiconductor testing services provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expanding its US footprint, with its board approving an advance payment agreement with Nvidia. Under...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
AP Memory completes US$415.5M GDR offering, boosts three product lines
Memory IC design house AP Memory Technology has successfully priced its global depositary receipt (GDR) offering, raising a total of US$415.5 million. The GDRs were priced at US$56.15...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
SEMICON West makes three-year commitment to Phoenix, home to over US$200B in chip investment
SEMI announced at a media event during SEMICON West 2026 that the exhibition will move to Phoenix, Arizona, in 2027 and shift to a spring schedule. SEMI Americas President Joe Stockunas...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Applied Materials lifts 2030 margin goals, but a missing industry forecast sends a disappointing signal
Applied Materials used its investor day to argue that AI will let it outgrow the chip equipment market through 2030. Investors, however, focused on what the company left out: a forecast...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
PMIC vendors diverge as PC exposure drives revenue gap
Taiwanese power management IC (PMIC) vendors reported their September and third-quarter 2026 revenue, with results diverging as PC exposure widened the performance gap. Global Mixed-mode...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Hybrid Copper Bonding - A Manufacturing Lever for The AI Era

The current growth cycle of the semiconductor industry is driven by the demand for logic and memory tied to artificial intelligence (AI), cloud infrastructure, and advanced...

Tuesday 13 October 2026
Charts: ASE tops NT$200B revenue in 3Q26 on AI OSAT demand
ASE reported September revenue of NT$88.13 billion (US$2.7 billion), up 7.15% month-over-month and 45.52% year-over-year, marking a record high for the third consecutive month. Third-quarter...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AMEC chairman warns of AI bubble risk, sees consolidation ahead for China's chip equipment industry
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) chairman and general manager Gerald Yin has warned of a potential AI investment bubble, cautioning that surging demand for chipmaking equipment...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AI demand squeezes capacitor, resistor capacity as Taiwan suppliers eye price hikes
Rising capital expenditures by global cloud service providers (CSPs) are accelerating orders for AI computing infrastructure, boosting both the specifications and volumes of passive...